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Rio Tinto produces iron ore for steel, aluminium for cars and smart phones, copper for wind turbines, diamonds that set the standard for responsible sourcing, titanium for household products, and borates for crops that feed the world.
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In close and transparent collaboration with our partners, stakeholders and local communities, Rio Tinto will deliver on the promise of the Simandou project to international standards of operational health and safety, governance, social wellbeing, and environmental stewardship.
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Mining and processing, by its very nature, can have disruptive impacts on the environment, including on local communities. At the same time, mining also delivers significant economic and social benefits to communities, including employment, local business development, tax and royalty streams, as well as education and health programmes. Our goal is always to maximise these benefits and minimise any disruptive impacts as much as possible.
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The Simandou project is imminently due to become the world’s largest greenfield mining project and the largest ever undertaken on the African continent. This once-in-a-generation megaproject will not only place Guinea on the world stage as a top global producer of high-quality, low impurity iron ore, it will also set a new benchmark for large scale project development throughout the region.
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Press release

March 7, 2024

Rio Tinto and Club des Amis du Monde are launching a new educational project for women.

Maférinyah, Republic of Guinea - Rio Tinto and the NGO Club des Amis du Monde on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 launched the program titled "Education de la Deuxième Chance pour les Femmes en Guinée." during an official ceremony held in...

February 5, 2024

Rio Tinto and Enabel sign a memorandum of understanding to support the economic development of Guinea

Conakry, Republic of Guinea - Rio Tinto Guinea and the Belgian development agency Enabel officially signed a memorandum of understanding last week in Conakry. The agreement aims to support their respective initiatives for economic development and the reduction of socio-economic...

December 5, 2023

Rio Tinto Simfer holds Supplier Days in Beyla to meet future Simandou project partners

Beyla, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto Simfer held its Supplier Days in Beyla on Monday December 4 and Tuesday December 5, to offer local companies the opportunity to meet representatives of its Procurement department as well as those of...

November 13, 2023

Rio Tinto awards contract to Guinean supplier SOLENE to provide training facility with renewable energy system

Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto has engaged the Guinean company SOLENE, a supplier of power solutions, to install a solar energy system at Vocational Training Centre (CFP) in Beyla. The system will combine photovoltaic panels, batteries and generators...

November 10, 2023

Rio Tinto Simfer is committing GNF 44,5 billion to the construction and renovation of health, education and agri-food infrastructure in Beyla

Conakry, Guinea - Rio Tinto Simfer announced today the launch of 15 local development projects in the Beyla prefecture. The projects focus on the construction and renovation of health, education and agri-food infrastructures in the region. Rio Tinto Simfer will...

October 30, 2023

Rio Tinto announces vocational training pilot program for 300 women and girls across Guinea

Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto launched this week a vocational training program to upskill 300 women and girls across Guinea. These young women and girls, aged between 14 and 34, living in rural areas of Beyla, Nzérékoré, Faranah,...

October 18, 2023

Rio Tinto awards transport contracts worth over $120m to Guinean suppliers, Africa Transport, AMA and GPC

Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto today announces the award of new contracts for freight transport to the Guinean companies, Africa Transport, AMA and GPC. These 3 contracts, together valued at $120m, provide for Rio Tinto Simfer’s road freight...

October 3, 2023

WCS and Rio Tinto Simfer sign investment agreements for Simandou Trans-Guinean rail and port infrastructure

Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS)1 and Rio Tinto Simfer2 have signed investment agreements in relation to the construction of the Trans-Guinean railway and port infrastructure, marking a further major milestone in the development of the Simandou project. These investment agreements define...

September 30, 2023

Rio Tinto and CR18 celebrate the launch of construction works on the Beyla-Kérouané railway

Kérouané, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto and its construction partner CR18 are celebrating the completion of preparatory works on the 75 km spur rail between Beyla and the future Compagnie du TransGuinéen railway in Kérouané. To mark the launch...

August 10, 2023

The Simandou partners sign the founding agreements for the Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) infrastructure

Conakry, Republic of Guinea – The Government of the Republic of Guinea, Rio Tinto Simfer [1] and Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) [2] united in the Consortium, the Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) today signed the founding agreements for the TransGuinéen port...

July 13, 2023

Rio Tinto advances early works on the Simandou project with contract awarded to MOTA-ENGIL

Conakry, Republic of Guinea ─ Rio Tinto’s Simfer joint venture has signed a $300m contract with the Guinean subsidiary of MOTA-ENGIL. This new agreement illustrates the acceleration of early works for Simfer on the Simandou Project. Chosen after a rigorous...